A passive watercooling installation
Watercooling is at my eyes an interesting subject
and also quite an overkill.
That, and maybe the fact it could reduce some noise on my rig pushed me towards such a solution.
As said, keep in mind that this setup is not intented to lower the CPU temperatures in order to overclock.
Before we begin:
Sorry for my english, it is my 6th spoken language and the one with little practice.
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What did I buy?
First I did some shopping in the Innovatek product range.
The radiator
Innovatek innovaKonvekt-O-Matic Ultra
60 x 38 cm
6kg
This huge Al radiator is intended to be mounted on the PC's case.
190€
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The pump
Innovatek HPPS 12v
(modified Eheim 1246)
Fittings for the pump
Silentblocks to avoid transmitting vibrations
A ATX connector to start the pump witout having to connect the motherboard
Eheim is said to be a good pump. We'll see. The tubes I chose are made of PVC and PUR (10mm out – 8 mm in).
68€
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The water reservoir
Innovatek innovaTank-O-Matik
Capacity 280ml
5cm x 28cm
This reservoir should help keep the system without air.
50€
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The anti-corrosion fluid
Innovatek innovaProtect
250ml to be mixed with 750ml H2O.
A must to avoid algae, plancton and maybe some fish.
6€
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Next I did some shopping at Alphacool
I could have choosen coolers from Innovatek, but these Alphacool CPU and GPU coolers seem more advanced and report 2C better results.
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The CPU and GPU coolers
The CPU cooler the big one is a
Alphacool NexXxos HP Pro S475
50€
The GPU cooler is a
Alphacool GP-A ATI 9xxx,GF1&2
37€
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